Single-engine piston

N409FD

1987 Siai Marchetti SF260AM

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
726
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Seas Aviation Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N409FD on the FAA register

Type
1987 Siai Marchetti SF260AM (FAA: Siai Marchetti F.260C)
Serial
726
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
South Seas Aviation Ltd
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
1994-11-14
Airworthiness date
1994-11-21
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A4CE91
Mode S (octal)
51147221
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,107 nm
Cruise (type)
180 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility, acrobatic)).
  • 1994-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N409FD.
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N409FD

N409FD is a 1987 Siai Marchetti SF260AM (FAA model F.260C), serial number 726. The FAA register lists South Seas Aviation Ltd as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 1994 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-540 series engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 180 knots and a range of about 1,107 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility, acrobatic), dated November 21, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N409FD.

Cruise
180 kt
Range
1,107 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Siai Marchetti SF260AM type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N409FD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.